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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 17/2/2014 – Elisabeth de Blok et al. v. The Netherlands, Communication 36/2012

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 17/2/2014 – Elisabeth de Blok et... Decision-making body : Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Case details : Elisabeth de Blok et al. v. The Netherlands , Communication 36/2012, 17 February 2014, CEDAW/C/57/D/36/2012. Applicable legal provisions : Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Primary legal issues : Discrimination; paid maternity leave. Related cases : Nguyen vs. The Netherlands , Communication No. 3/2004, CEDAW/C/36/D/3/2004 . Link to case : http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2FC%2F57%2FD%2F36%2F2012&Lang=en Summary Article 11(2)(b) of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) requires States “to introduce maternity leave with pay or comparable social benefits.” In 2004, self-employed women in the Netherlands were no longer entitled to maternity benefits due to the cessation of a 1998 insurance scheme which had insured against loss of income due to inability to work. Under the new system, self-employed women had to take out private insurance in order to be covered against a loss of income linked to maternity leave. Such insurance often came with restrictions, such as a two-year waiting period for new customers to be able to receive benefits could be paid for maternity leave. As a result of public objections, the Netherlands reintroduced maternity benefits for self-employed women http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Labor Rights Case Law Brill

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 17/2/2014 – Elisabeth de Blok et al. v. The Netherlands, Communication 36/2012

International Labor Rights Case Law , Volume 1 (2): 217 – Jun 15, 2015

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Publisher
Brill
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© 2015 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Elimination of Discrimination at the Workplace
ISSN
2405-688X
eISSN
2405-6901
DOI
10.1163/24056901-00102009
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Abstract

Decision-making body : Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Case details : Elisabeth de Blok et al. v. The Netherlands , Communication 36/2012, 17 February 2014, CEDAW/C/57/D/36/2012. Applicable legal provisions : Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Primary legal issues : Discrimination; paid maternity leave. Related cases : Nguyen vs. The Netherlands , Communication No. 3/2004, CEDAW/C/36/D/3/2004 . Link to case : http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2FC%2F57%2FD%2F36%2F2012&Lang=en Summary Article 11(2)(b) of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) requires States “to introduce maternity leave with pay or comparable social benefits.” In 2004, self-employed women in the Netherlands were no longer entitled to maternity benefits due to the cessation of a 1998 insurance scheme which had insured against loss of income due to inability to work. Under the new system, self-employed women had to take out private insurance in order to be covered against a loss of income linked to maternity leave. Such insurance often came with restrictions, such as a two-year waiting period for new customers to be able to receive benefits could be paid for maternity leave. As a result of public objections, the Netherlands reintroduced maternity benefits for self-employed women

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Published: Jun 15, 2015

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